#Cyprus

The European border and coast guard agency helped return a record of more than 18,000 non-EU nationals to 102 countries last year, with Cyprus being among the main operations, a report showed ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned that the justice system faces imminent collapse unless a reform drive goes through now as a broad meeting of stakeholders was held at the ...

Authorities on Tuesday announced that five more people have died of Covid-19, while testing tracked 2,200 new positives. The latest fatalities were four men – aged 90, 89, 83 and 67 – and a woman aged 86. The 89...

Some 3,000 asylum seekers have obtained jobs amid keen interest to fill vacant positions in the labour market, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Tuesday. And as of January 17, a total ...

Six per cent of hospitalised coronavirus patients have received the booster shot and contracted the virus two weeks or more after its administration, the health ministry said on Tuesday. According ...

The contentious ‘test to stay’ measure will be implemented at schools as of Monday, the health ministry said on Tuesday after a meeting between Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas and the ...

Six illegal bird trappers were arrested in the past two weeks, according to numbers published by the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) on Tuesday. In a social media post, the ...

The House labour committee on Tuesday discussed a bill for extending the time window for paternity leave to help families balance their family and professional lives. The bill, submitted by ...

A total of 79 free rapid testing sites for coronavirus for eligible groups will operate nationwide on Wednesday, the health ministry announced. Free rapid testing for the general population has been ...

The Omicron variant remains the most dominant on the island as it was traced in 86 per cent of coronavirus cases tested last week, the health ministry said on Tuesday. However, ...

Newly-elected President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola (Malta, European Peoples Party) has stressed the need for a settlement on the Cyprus problem and on the role that Europe can ...

Aiming to bring strangers together to discuss meaningful things in life, Conversation Cafés are frequently held around the island. Alix Norman meets one of the women behind them Tired ...

Government sources on Tuesday ruled out a lockdown as advisors deliberated tighter measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, amid a surge in daily infections. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos ...

The imminent reopening of schools hangs in the balance amid concerns, shared by teachers’ unions and pediatricians on Monday, that sending children back to class will only add fuel to ...

Over two thousand third country nationals were deported last year, with the number doubling in the past two years, police said on Monday. Spokesman Christos Andreou said irregular migrant deportations ...

A woman driver escaped injury when her car overturned in an accident on a highway because she was wearing her seat belt, police said on Monday seeking to press home ...

The blood bank on Monday issued a plea for donations as supplies are dangerously low. Due to the high number of people testing positive to Covid-19 or being in self ...

Health authorities have decided to immediately deploy six more ICU beds at Larnaca general hospital and an additional six if needed later, as the Covid pandemic increases the pressure on ...

Nightclub and entertainment venues owners on Monday voiced their disappointment at the measures issued amid a record surge in Covid cases in the island, calling for compensation having lost out ...

The Cyprus football association (CFA) announced the postponement of one more top-flight fixture on Monday because of the number of coronavirus cases in one of the sides. The CFA said ...

Limassol accounted for the bulk of violations on Monday as police booked 27 individuals and six business managers for breaking health protocols after carrying out 3,017 checks in the 24 hours ending at 6...

One person died as a result of Covid-19 on Sunday as the ministry of health announced 3,538 new positive cases. The death brings the number who have died since the start ...

Five cases of coronavirus have been found in Apoel, the football club announced on Sunday. “After carrying out retests with PCR tests on all the personnel of its football team, ...

Eighty per cent of Covid cases are currently thought to be of the Omicron variant, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas said on Sunday, adding that this is likely to rise to 100 ...